Sunken Ship’s Captain and 1st Officer Sentenced to 20 Months in Mauritian Prison December 28, 2021 By Kamlesh Bhuckory The captain and first officer of a dry bulk carrier, which triggered the biggest environmental disaster in Mauritius, have been...
Danish Lawmakers Eye New Probe of 1990 Ferry Disaster, with Insurance Focus May 14, 2021 COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish lawmakers agreed Wednesday to set up a task force to look into a 1990 ferry fire...
Philippine Rescuers Find Bodies of 4 Crew Members of Abandoned Cargo Ship; 9 Missing April 22, 2021 MANILA, Philippines – Rescuers in the southern Philippines found the bodies of four crew members Wednesday and rescued seven others...
Mauritius Oil Spill Disaster Caused by Lack of Safety Awareness, Admits Shipowner December 22, 2020 TOKYO — Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping said on Friday [Dec. 18] the grounding of one of its large bulk carriers that...
Report Highlights Need for Better Risk Management on Europe’s Container Ship Routes June 29, 2020 By Mike Corder A Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday [June 25] that it is “undesirable” for large container ships to use a shipping...
Sailors Stranded by COVID Restrictions Could Refuse to Work, Causing Trade Disruption June 17, 2020 By Elena Becatoros Merchant ship crew members stranded at sea for months due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions could now start refusing to further...
Coronavirus Cluster Found in Crew of Freight Cargo Ship in Australia May 27, 2020 By Rod McGuirk A coronavirus cluster was detected Tuesday on a freight ship berthed in the Australian west coast port of Fremantle, raising...
Frontline Expects Oil Tanker’s Return to Service in Q4, After June Gulf Attack August 27, 2019 An oil tanker that was set ablaze by a blast near the Strait of Hormuz in June will be back...
U.S. Urges Ships to Keep Tracking Devices Turned on for Safety, Transparency July 30, 2019 By Lesley Wroughton The United States wants all ships to keep their tracking transponders on to cut down on illicit activity and smuggling,...
Explosion on Oil-Industry Ship in Caspian Sea Injures 14 People May 10, 2019 An explosion has struck an oil-industry vessel in the Caspian Sea, injuring 14 people, the ship’s operator, Italian engineering firm...